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japan's stocks are closed today after taking a huge hit. stock prices for just about every japanese company fell dramatically. japanese automakers have plants in the northeastern part of the country which were so hard hit by that quake. >> unbelievable news. >>> well, besides all the death and destruction from the disaster in the pacific, believe it or not, there are still some moments that can put a smile on your face. >> there were plenty of smiling faces over the weekend at a san francisco airport where families and loved ones were being welcomed home from japan. kgo's janelle wang has the story. >> reporter: lots of hugs as some of the first flights from tokyo arrived, including a tearful reunion between 10-year-old gavin and his dad, who was caught in the earthquake, thousands of miles away from their east bay home. >> there's also a tsunami and i'm like, is he by the tsunami? she's like, well, no, he's perfectly fine. he's in the airport. i was like, thank goodness, he's in the airport. because it was scary. >> reporter: many who retu
japan's stocks are closed today after taking a huge hit. stock prices for just about every japanese company fell dramatically. japanese automakers have plants in the northeastern part of the country which were so hard hit by that quake. >> unbelievable news. >>> well, besides all the death and destruction from the disaster in the pacific, believe it or not, there are still some moments that can put a smile on your face. >> there were plenty of smiling faces over the weekend...
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the plant has already contaminated japan's food supply. spinach and milk farms, tokyo tap water and fava beans exported to taiwan. government officials are downplaying the risks saying you'd have to eat those things for a year to be exposed to radiation equivalent to a c.a.t. scan, but many are concerned anyway. the potential economic toll of this disaster seems crass in light of the human drama. these firefighters among the first responders to the reactor were asked by reporters what was the toughest part of the job? the team leader broke down. >> translator: my firefighters have very high level of motivation and they worked very hard. and they left behind families. i feel extremely sorry for the families that are left behind. i would like to offer my apologies and appreciation to them. >> reporter: david wright in osaka, japan. >>> and some new important advice just out this morning and it could change the way parents buckle up kids in the car. safety experts now say children age 2 and under should ride in rear-facing seats. booster seat
the plant has already contaminated japan's food supply. spinach and milk farms, tokyo tap water and fava beans exported to taiwan. government officials are downplaying the risks saying you'd have to eat those things for a year to be exposed to radiation equivalent to a c.a.t. scan, but many are concerned anyway. the potential economic toll of this disaster seems crass in light of the human drama. these firefighters among the first responders to the reactor were asked by reporters what was the...
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as always, live from japan. stay safe, of course. >>> residents also living closest to the plant are being told to stay inside to avoid radiation sickness. those who fear they've already been exposed are flocking to centers to be tested. david muir reports now. >> reporter: entire families who escaped the shadow of the doomed nuclear power reactors are coming here, worried they were exposed to radiation. we were given extraordinary access to the test site where medical teams wearing hazmat medical teams wearing hazmat suits used megaphones to direct parents and children where to go. they use geiger counters and hand-held scanners, checking one by one. there are nuclear reactors in trouble at the fukushima daiichi plant. just two days ago an explosion at reactor one released radioactive material into the air, then just yesterday a second blast at reactor three releasing more, and while dramatic these are not the worst case scenarios. there is growing concern over reactor number two becoming dangerously overheated
as always, live from japan. stay safe, of course. >>> residents also living closest to the plant are being told to stay inside to avoid radiation sickness. those who fear they've already been exposed are flocking to centers to be tested. david muir reports now. >> reporter: entire families who escaped the shadow of the doomed nuclear power reactors are coming here, worried they were exposed to radiation. we were given extraordinary access to the test site where medical teams...
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he made jokes about the disaster in japan. tasteless jokes. >> unbelievable news and disturbing news about a member of the charlie's angels cast. charlie sheen couldn't stay out of "the skinny" long. Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ ÑÑ ♪ skinny so skinny >>> well, this was a big talker on facebook with our facebook fans yesterday. this gilbert gottfried comments, he made tasteless jokes about the tsunami in japan. some kind of joke he tweeted about, you know, a just broke up with my girlfriend but as the japanese say, another one will float by. really tasteless -- >> in japan, the beach comes to you, you don't go to the beach. >> he was the voice of aflac duck and they stepped in and said, not funny and canned him. he apologized saying, i sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by my attempt at humor regarding the tragedy in japan. i meant no disrespect and my thoughts are with victims and their families. on top of that, some folks have rushed to his side saying, wait a minute, this isn't right, including joan rivers and howard stern. h
he made jokes about the disaster in japan. tasteless jokes. >> unbelievable news and disturbing news about a member of the charlie's angels cast. charlie sheen couldn't stay out of "the skinny" long. Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ ÑÑ ♪ skinny so skinny >>> well, this was a big talker on facebook with our facebook fans yesterday. this gilbert gottfried comments, he made tasteless jokes about the tsunami in japan. some kind of joke he tweeted about, you know, a just broke up with my...
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government employees in japan. of course, this is an indication now of this growing threat. >> absolutely. military helicopters have been dropping water on the crippled nuclear plant to try to cool the overheated reactors. but is it too little too late? a lot of people asking that exact question. >> no doubt about that. and then later, just what is it like working inside that plant? we'll try to understand the difficult job those workers are facing and how they're also putting their lives on the line. >> unbelievable. >>> we do begin with herculean effort to get control of that stricken nuclear reactor. military helicopters are dumping seawater on it. >> the last-ditch effort comes as the u.s. says the crisis is much more serious than japanese officials there are willing to acknowledge. akiko fujita is live in osaka with the latest. akiko? >> reporter: good morning to you. as you mentioned, the u.s. state department has urged residents who live here in japan and also especially those who live within 50 miles of the
government employees in japan. of course, this is an indication now of this growing threat. >> absolutely. military helicopters have been dropping water on the crippled nuclear plant to try to cool the overheated reactors. but is it too little too late? a lot of people asking that exact question. >> no doubt about that. and then later, just what is it like working inside that plant? we'll try to understand the difficult job those workers are facing and how they're also putting their...
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the news out of japan is getting worse and worse. workers are continuing to struggle to stabilize those nuclear reactors, but it's just not working. and now there's a crisis of confidence in the nation because of one very big mistake on the part of the company. after weeks of uncertainty and confusion, many japanese have had enough. no more fukushimas," they chant, during a protest at the tokyo power company headquarters. this person says, we should not have had nuclear plants from the beginning. that sense of fear over the stricken fukushima facility is growing. traces of plutonium have been detected in the soil outside the plant. though tepco says it's not a public threat. new video shows smoke billowing from reactors two and three. the very reactors officials acknowledge have damaged fuel rods and may be partially melting down. highly radioactive water from reactor two is spilling out into a ditch, spreading to reactors one and three. company officials confirmed some of that liquid has seeped into sea water. tepco's also strugglin
the news out of japan is getting worse and worse. workers are continuing to struggle to stabilize those nuclear reactors, but it's just not working. and now there's a crisis of confidence in the nation because of one very big mistake on the part of the company. after weeks of uncertainty and confusion, many japanese have had enough. no more fukushimas," they chant, during a protest at the tokyo power company headquarters. this person says, we should not have had nuclear plants from the...
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in kamaishi, japan. crews lift debris from the roads, residents clear out homes battered by the tsunami. this man came to collect supplies from his office. he says this coastal town won't come back for years. inside evacuation centers this woman and her son aren't ready to look ahead yet. she's been searching for her husband for 11 days. he was the only person at home when the tsunami hit, she says. i've searched every evacuation center but i still believe there's a chance he's alive. the city has recovered about 500 bodies so far. the problem is, many of them have not been identified. what the city's doing is putting up these lists inside evacuation centers with a description of what each body looks like so family members can come and check to see if their loved ones are among the dead. faces of the missing cover every shelter wall. each search and loss, personal for this close-knit community. this 81-year-old woman says the waves washed away her granddaughter's husband, leaving his 3-month-old baby beh
in kamaishi, japan. crews lift debris from the roads, residents clear out homes battered by the tsunami. this man came to collect supplies from his office. he says this coastal town won't come back for years. inside evacuation centers this woman and her son aren't ready to look ahead yet. she's been searching for her husband for 11 days. he was the only person at home when the tsunami hit, she says. i've searched every evacuation center but i still believe there's a chance he's alive. the city...
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is sending to japan. as we mentioned earlier this week, the robots will enter areas of the fukushima plant that are considered simply too dangerous for humans. this particular robot is actually commercially available for other purposes, but engineers at the idaho national laboratory are retrofitting it so it can take radiation readings. >>> the catastrophe in japan has put a new focus on earthquake warning systems we have here in the united states. the most dangerous earthquake zone here is in the lower midwest, around memphis, tennessee. experts say the city's old structures were built before current codes and they claim those buildings would never survive a powerful quake. ominously they say it's not a matter of if but when. >> if you look at haiti, chile, christchurch, and now japan, i think it would be the question, why are we not looking at this hazard and why are we not getting ready or prepared for earthquakes? >> we have a number of cities on the eastern seaboard that are at risk for major earthqu
is sending to japan. as we mentioned earlier this week, the robots will enter areas of the fukushima plant that are considered simply too dangerous for humans. this particular robot is actually commercially available for other purposes, but engineers at the idaho national laboratory are retrofitting it so it can take radiation readings. >>> the catastrophe in japan has put a new focus on earthquake warning systems we have here in the united states. the most dangerous earthquake zone...
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also get the latest on japan's latest challenge to clean up all of that damage. >> the loss of human life is just -- >> it's so sad. you think about kids without their parents, it's pretty tough. >>> later this half hour as we take a break from our top story, we'll update you on a pretty bad dancer but who is now one traveling the world, getting others to join in his sensation. >> his new job. >> that's right. >>> first, the capital of libya has come under another intense round of firepower from u.s.-led forces. >> in fact, dozens of targets have been hit by more than 60 allied air strikes over the past day. the bbc's allan little reports now from tripoli. >> reporter: from the ground you cannot tell what is being hit but you hear the impact of the missile strikes and the distant rumble of the blasts. what you see is the libyan response, anti-aircraft fire, aiming at aircraft that are too high or missiles that are too fast to be vulnerable. a government spokesman warned all this would plunge yet another arab country into bloody civil war. >> can you attack the president's residence o
also get the latest on japan's latest challenge to clean up all of that damage. >> the loss of human life is just -- >> it's so sad. you think about kids without their parents, it's pretty tough. >>> later this half hour as we take a break from our top story, we'll update you on a pretty bad dancer but who is now one traveling the world, getting others to join in his sensation. >> his new job. >> that's right. >>> first, the capital of libya has come...
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. >>> they are bracing for aftershocks in japan today following a powerful earthquake there. the epicenter was a coastal town about 200 miles northeast of tokyo. the magnitude 7.2 earthquake was strong enough to literally shake buildings in tokyo. japanese television captured it all. there are no immediate reports, though, of damage or injuries. there was a minor tsunami along the coast. >>> actor ben affleck is urging lawmakers on capitol hill to pay more attention to the unfolding crisis in congo. affleck teamed up with cindy mccain, wife of senator john mccain, to highlight the widespread suffering in the african country. congo is one of the poorest countries in the world. it has been in near constant turmoil since 1996. >> we are the odd couple, perhaps, in politics but that's the beauty of this, because this transcends political parties. >> we strongly believe that if we continue to place congo on the back burner of u.s. policy, it will indeed come back to haunt us. the federal budget may be a zero sum game but our morality, our sense of decency, our compassion for our f
. >>> they are bracing for aftershocks in japan today following a powerful earthquake there. the epicenter was a coastal town about 200 miles northeast of tokyo. the magnitude 7.2 earthquake was strong enough to literally shake buildings in tokyo. japanese television captured it all. there are no immediate reports, though, of damage or injuries. there was a minor tsunami along the coast. >>> actor ben affleck is urging lawmakers on capitol hill to pay more attention to the...
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>>> now to japan's nuclear crisis. there is late word today that three workers at the fukushima plant have been injured after being exposed to radiation. white smoke had been spewing from one reactor. yesterday workers were forced to evacuate a different reactor. also, water restrictions in tokyo have been lifted. new tests show levels of radioactive iodine have fallen. higher radiation levels led the city to ban drinking water from children. >>> in the meantime, there are now so many victims of the catastrophe that the japanese have done away with their traditional burials. akiko fujita reports from northern japan. >> reporter: each good-bye begins with a salute. the casket lowered so carefully. a thin wooden sheet to separate the bodies. for families, the heartache is unbearable. this woman's daughter, a schoolteacher, was swept away. she says this feels like a bad dream. "my granddaughter has no mother now." the emotions play out at ceremonies held four times a day. this coastal town taking the unprecedented step to
>>> now to japan's nuclear crisis. there is late word today that three workers at the fukushima plant have been injured after being exposed to radiation. white smoke had been spewing from one reactor. yesterday workers were forced to evacuate a different reactor. also, water restrictions in tokyo have been lifted. new tests show levels of radioactive iodine have fallen. higher radiation levels led the city to ban drinking water from children. >>> in the meantime, there are now...